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The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-59629-075-4. McDonough, James Lee. Stones River: Bloody Winter In Tennessee. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1980. ISBN 0-87049-373-6.
December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863: Battle of Stones River. until April: Duty at Murfreesboro. January 13–15: Reconnaissance to Nolensville and Versailles. April 26-May 3: Streight's Raid to Rome, GA. April 30: Dug Gap, Sand Mountain, Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain. May 1: East Branch Black Warrior Creek. May 2: Blount's Farm
On the first day of the Battle of Stones River near Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862, Rosecrans and Bragg both intended to attack their opponent's right wing. [18] The Confederates attacked first and drove back Major General Alexander McCook's right wing. [19]
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Stones River of the American Civil War.The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [1] during the campaign, [2] the casualty returns [3] and the reports.
Volunteers and National Park Service rangers lead programming to tell the story of the Battle of Stones River.
On December 31, 1862, the first day of the Battle of Stones River, Confederate General Braxton Bragg made a surprise advance on his left and drove the right of the Union army of Major General William S. Rosecrans back three miles. At that point the Union line was nearly at right angles to its original position. [2]
January 1–3 - Battle of Stones River. March 9–14 - Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Reconnaissance to Versailles June 23-July 7 - Tullahoma Campaign. until August 16 - Elm River June 29 - Occupation of middle Tennessee. August 16-September 22 - Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign
National Park Service, Stones River National Battlefield and Hazen Brigade Monument , accessed 17 May 2007; Rich Mountain Battlefield , accessed 17 May 2007; Robert H. Milroy Collection at the Jasper County Public Library. Online document database at . Includes Governor Oliver P. Morton's appointment of Milroy as Colonel to the 9th, accessed 17 ...